Obituaries
Elkhart, Indiana Obituaries
Darlene M. Knight
May 8, 2011
ELKHART -- Darlene M. Knight, 73, of Elkhart, passed away Sunday evening, May 8, 2011, surrounded by her loving family. She was born April 30, 1938, in Goshen to the late Edward and Catheryn (McDonald) Miller. On April 23, 1959, in Goshen, she became the bride of Roy Owen Knight. Roy passed away Nov. 17, 1990, in Elkhart. Surviving are...
Lurline M. Mohr
May 7, 2011
July 12, 1933 - May 7, 2011 ELKHART -- Lurline Mae Mohr, 77, of Elkhart, passed away at 11:19 p.m. Saturday, May 7, 2011, at IU Health Goshen Hospital in Goshen after battling several illnesses. She was born in Coldwater, Ohio, on July 12, 1933, to James E. and Madonna E. (Howell) Frommel. They preceded her in death, along with...
Patti R. Stabler
May 5, 2011
GOSHEN -- Patti Stabler, 73, of Goshen, formerly of Elkhart, passed away at 10:05 a.m. Thursday (May 5, 2011) at Elkhart General Hospital. She was born Patti Rose Springer on Nov. 9, 1937, in Elkhart, the daughter of William Edwin and Lela Ellen (Stauffer) Springer. On Nov. 10, 1963, she married Rollo W. Stabler, who preceded her in death on...
Ruthmary "Ruth" Vollstedt
May 3, 2011
Oct. 26, 1928 - May 3, 2011 ELKHART -- Ruthmary "Ruth" Vollstedt, 82, passed away Tuesday, May 3, 2011, at Elkhart General Hospital. She was born Oct. 26, 1928, in Union, Mich., to the late Floyd and Bertha (Bellows) Rentfrow. She married Gustav E. "Gus" Vollstedt Jr. on Oct. 14, 1955. He passed away March 3, 2006. Surviving are daughter...
Dolores Collins
May 3, 2011
Dec. 2, 1920 - May 3, 2011 ELKHART -- Dolores Collins, 90, died Tuesday, May 3, 2011, at Elkhart General Hospital. She was born Dec. 2, 1920, in Camaguey, Cuba, to the late Victor and Maria (Yermat) Gutierrez. She married Cleon Collins. He passed away in 1971. Seven siblings are also deceased. Surviving are her sons, Victor Hugh Collins of...
Jeffery A. "Jeff" Harter
May 3, 2011
ELKHART -- Jeffery A. "Jeff" Harter, 48, of Elkhart, passed away Tuesday, May 3, 2011, at Elkhart General Hospital after a sudden illness. Jeff was born in Elkhart on Feb. 4, 1963, to Robert D. and Nancy L. (Flager) Harter. He married Rosa Mastache on April 7, 1997, in Elkhart. Surviving are his wife, Rosa, daughter Rocio Ortiz and grandson...
Rose Eileen M. Kenison
May 1, 2011
BRISTOL -- Rose Eileen M. Kenison, 91, of Bristol, passed away at 11:33 a.m. Sunday, May 1, 2011, at East Lake Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Elkhart. She was born in Van Horne, Iowa, on Oct. 10, 1919, to Ludwig and Mary (Fix) Paulsen, who preceded her in death, along with her husband, William A. "Bill" Kenison, and a son, Dennis...
Mary Ann Ebbeler
May 1, 2011
GOSHEN -- Mary Ann (Mann) Ebbeler, 66, of Goshen, formerly of Elkhart, passed away Sunday, May 1, 2011, at Courtyard Healthcare Center in Goshen. She was born Sept. 22, 1944, in Goshen to John Russell and Verba Ellen (Iffert) Mann. Survivors include two daughters, Carlass Mae Ebbeler of South Bend and Chanté Renee Harshbarger of Waterloo; sister Valeria "Val" Dolph...
Vera M. Freimund
Apr 30, 2011
EDWARDSBURG, Mich. -- Vera M. Freimund, 89, passed away at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 30, 2011, in her home, surrounded by her loving family. Vera was born June 4, 1921, in Kessington, Mich., Mason Township, as the daughter of the late Clair O. and Edna L. (Hiatt) Smith. She married Robert D. Freimund on Jan. 18, 1942, in Adamsville. They...
Mary L. Johnson
Apr 30, 2011
ELKHART -- Mary L. Johnson, 70, of Elkhart, passed away at 12:55 a.m. Saturday, April 30, 2011, at her home from natural causes. She was born in South Bend on Oct. 20, 1940, to Harry and Elsie (Scott) Reid Sr., who preceded her in death along with two sisters, Betty Spann and Norma Blanchard. Surviving are a daughter, Lori Johnson...
La-Veda Pearl Allen
Apr 29, 2011
OSCEOLA -- La-Veda Pearl Allen, 61, of Osceola, passed away at 5:43 p.m. Friday, April 29, 2011, at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center in Mishawaka. She was born Nov. 3, 1949, in South Bend to Ben and La-Reta (Goodsell) Saba. She married John R. Allen in 1969 in Niles, Mich. He survives at home. Also surviving are four daughters, La-Rena...
Olive Ruth Elli
Apr 28, 2011
ELKHART -- Olive Ruth Elli, 79, residing at Riverside Village, and formerly of Carriage House Apartments, passed away Thursday, April 28, 2011, at her home. She was born June 21, 1931. She is survived by a close friend and her children, Carlor (Shawn) Carroll and Sharmayne Jones and Leasha Jackson, all of Elkhart. No visitation or services are planned. Cremation...
Tina M. Workman
Apr 26, 2011
ELKHART -- Tina Marie Workman, 48, of Elkhart, passed away Tuesday afternoon, April 26, 2011 at Elkhart Hospice House. She was born Aug. 24, 1962, in South Bend, to Robert and Roberta (Howard) Condon. She married Scott Workman on June 28, 1986, in Elkhart. Scott survives, as well as her father, Robert Condon, mother Roberta (Terry) Roys and a brother,...
Earma Louise Brown
Apr 25, 2011
ELKHART -- Earma Louise Brown, 61, of Elkhart, passed away at 3:10 p.m. Monday, April 25, 2011, at her residence. She was born Aug. 10, 1949, in Tchula, Miss., to Nora Brown and Mary (Washington) Green. In addition to her mother, survivors include six sisters, Bernice Brown of Elkhart, Lula Ross and Linda Brown, both of Chicago, Ill., Shirley Brown...
Patricia "Pat" Hamblin
Apr 24, 2011
GOSHEN -- Patricia "Pat" Hamblin, 66, of Goshen, passed away Sunday afternoon, April 24, 2011, at IU Health Goshen Hospital. She was born Sept. 22, 1944, in Michigan City to the late Thomas and Frances (Hendricks) Hamblin Jr. Survivors include a sister, Pam Cavialogi, and an aunt, Florence Hill, both of LaPorte; and her many ADEC friends. Pat loved animals...
Allen A. Smith
Apr 24, 2011
April 19, 1941 - April 24, 2011 ELKHART -- Allen Anderson Smith, 70, of Elkhart, passed away Sunday, April 24, 2011, at Elkhart General Hospital. He was born April 19, 1941, in Williamson County, Tenn., to the late John Willie and Mary Alice (Scruggs) Smith. He is survived by his caregivers, Audrey Mitchell and Steven (Sarah) Mitchell, both of Elkhart,...
Valjanae Goodman
Apr 23, 2011
April 23, 2011 CHICAGO -- Valjanae Goodman was pronounced stillborn at Elkhart (Ind.) General Hospital at 7:50 a.m. Saturday, April 23, 2011, while her mother was in town visiting from Chicago. No services have been planned. Burial has taken place in Little Pine Cemetery, Goshen. Billings Funeral Home assisted in making the arrangements.
Tristan Allen Guffy Charlwood
Apr 22, 2011
June 19, 1995 - April 22, 2011 ELKHART -- Tristan A. Guffey Charlwood, 15, of Elkhart, passed away at 10:40 a.m. Friday, April 22, 2011, at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo from injuries received during a fire at his home. He was born in Elkhart on June 19, 1995, and is survived by his parents, Cory Willis and Tasha R....
Susan D. Hoel
Apr 22, 2011
ELKHART -- Susan D. Hoel, 55, of Elkhart, passed away at 11:44 p.m. Friday, April 22, 2011, at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center in Mishawaka from natural causes. She was born in Xenia, Ohio, to Dean E. and Mary Ann (Blair) Andrews, who preceded her in death, as well as a brother, Dennis Andrews, and a sister, Patricia Miller. She...
Floyd Steven Angelo
Apr 19, 2011
ELKHART -- Floyd Steven Angelo, 92, of Elkhart, passed away peacefully on Tuesday afternoon, April 19, 2011, at his home. He was born in Jacksonville, Ill., to Floyd S. and Bertha (Wilmuth) Angelo Sr. On July 17, 1938, he married Norma E. Zonker. She died March 11, 2001. Surviving are his sons, Floyd "Bud" (Deborah) Angelo Jr. and William Angelo;...
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